First Offense DUI Causing Injury

California Vehicle Code Section 23554

If a person is convicted of a first offense DUI causing injury in violation
of 23153 and probation is not granted, they will be sentenced pursuant
to California Vehicle Code Section 23554, which provides:

If any person is convicted of a first violation of Section 23153, that
person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a
county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, and by a
fine of not less than three hundred ninety dollars ($390) nor more than
one thousand dollars ($1,000). The person's
privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended by the Department
of Motor Vehicles pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section
13352. The court shall require the person to surrender the driver's license
to the court in accordance with Section 13550.

If a person is convicted of a first offense DUI causing injury in violation
of 23153 and probation is granted, they will be sentenced pursuant to
California Vehicle Code Section 23556, which provides:

23556. (a) (1) If the court grants probation to any person punished under
Section 23554, in addition to the provisions of Section 23600 and any
other terms and conditions imposed by the court, the court shall impose
as a condition of probation that the person be confined in the county
jail for at least five days but not more than one year and pay a fine
of at least three hundred ninety dollars ($390) but not more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) The person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended
by the department under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352.
The court shall require the person to surrender the driver's license to
the court in accordance with Section 13550.
(b) (1) In a county where the county alcohol program administrator has
certified, and the board of supervisors has approved, a program or programs,
the court shall also impose as a condition of probation that the driver
shall participate in, and successfully complete, an alcohol and other
drug education and counseling program, established
pursuant to Section 11837.3 of the Health and Safety Code, as designated
by the court.

(2) In any county where the board of supervisors has approved and the
State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs has licensed an alcohol
and other drug education and counseling program, the court shall also
impose as a condition of probation that the driver enroll in, participate
in, and successfully complete, a driving under the influence program licensed
pursuant to Section 11836 of the Health and Safety Code, in the driver's county of
residence or employment, as designated by the court. For the purposes of
this paragraph, enrollment in, participation in, and completion of, an
approved program shall be subsequent to the date of the current violation.
Credit may not be given to any program activities completed prior to the
date of the current violation.

(3) The court shall refer a first offender whose blood-alcohol concentration
was less than 0.20 percent, by weight, to participate for three months
or longer, as ordered by the court, in a licensed program that consists
of at least 30 hours of program activities, including those education,
group counseling, and individual interview
sessions described in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 11836) of Part
2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4) The court shall refer a first offender whose blood-alcohol concentration
was 0.20 percent or more, by weight, or who refused to take a chemical
test, to participate for nine months or longer, as ordered by the court,
in a licensed program that consists of at least 60 hours of program activities,
including those education, group
counseling, and individual interview sessions described in Chapter 9 (commencing
with Section 11836) of Part 2 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) (1) The court shall revoke the person's probation pursuant to Section
23602, except for good cause shown, for the failure to enroll in, participate
in, or complete a program specified in subdivision (b).

(2) The court, in establishing reporting requirements, shall consult with
the county alcohol program administrator. The county alcohol program administrator
shall coordinate the reporting requirements with the department and with
the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. That reporting shall ensure
that all persons who,
after being ordered to attend and complete a program, may be identified
for either (A) failure to enroll in, or failure to successfully complete,
the program, or (B) successful completion of the program as ordered.

(d) The court shall advise the person at the time of sentencing that the
driving privilege shall not be restored until the person has provided
proof satisfactory to the department of successful completion of a driving
under the influence program of the length required under this code that
is licensed pursuant to Section 11836
of the Health and Safety Code.

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